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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Hubert Luve <hubertluve01@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: hubertluve@sify.com
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:39:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dear Mcmahon


Mr.Hubert Luve.
Abidjan,Cote D'Ivoire.

Dear Mcmahon,

I am Mr.Hubert Luve,a Director on SPECIAL ASSETS with a bank here in Abidjan, which information I will disclose to you as you reply me due to security reasons,I was personally in charge of the deposit made by one of our late customer late Engineer. Philip Mcmahon, who till his death was a contractor with our Government and The Ports authority.

On the 21st of April 2001, Engr. Philip, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident and all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

At the time of his death, he had a deposit of $12.6 Million which was proceed of a contract work he just concluded with The Government before the unfortunate incident.
Unfortunately, till this moment no person has come as his relation for his deposit with us.

I humbly request your attention to this matter so that I can present you as his next of kin and beneficiary to this deposit.

It is not a very difficult thing to do and it will not take time.

Please contact me as quickly as possible.

Do please note that I did not contact you because you are related to Philip, I contacted you so that we can carry out this deal together and your share will be negotiable.

I will give you details as soon as you reach me.

Kind regards

Mr.Hubert Luve.

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